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The reason this veteran's headstone was removed may surprise you

By Staff, The Associated Press

Updated:
10/21/2013 08:26:27 PM EDT

The reason this veteran's headstone was removed may surprise you

Iraq war veteran Kimberly Walker's headstone has been removed from her final resting place after cemetery officials deemed it inappropriate for their traditional grounds.(Kara Walker/AP)The headstone of Walker, 28, was made in the likeness of her favorite cartoon character, SpongeBob SquarePants, and erected at Spring Grove Cemetery on Oct. 10, almost eight months after she was found slain in a Colorado hotel room.Despite getting the cemetery's prior approval of the headstone's design — a smiling SpongeBob in an Army uniform, ...